diff --git a/src/sled/task_queue/pending_task_safety_flag.h b/src/sled/task_queue/pending_task_safety_flag.h
index 502cdaa..ba2815f 100644
--- a/src/sled/task_queue/pending_task_safety_flag.h
+++ b/src/sled/task_queue/pending_task_safety_flag.h
@@ -54,16 +54,6 @@ private:
     scoped_refptr<PendingTaskSafetyFlag> flag_;
 };
 
-template<typename F, typename... Args, typename = EnableIfT<!std::is_void<InvokeResultT<F, Args...>>::value>>
-std::function<InvokeResultT<F, Args...>(Args &&...)>
-SafeTask(scoped_refptr<PendingTaskSafetyFlag> flag, F &&f)
-{
-    return [flag, f](Args &&...args) mutable -> InvokeResultT<F, Args...> {
-        if (flag->alive()) { return f(std::forward<Args>(args)...); }
-        return {};
-    };
-}
-
 template<typename F, typename... Args, typename = EnableIfT<std::is_void<InvokeResultT<F, Args...>>::value>>
 std::function<void(Args &&...)>
 SafeTask(scoped_refptr<PendingTaskSafetyFlag> flag, F &&f)
diff --git a/src/sled/timer/timer.cc b/src/sled/timer/timer.cc
index e1d6bce..0d5cbf3 100644
--- a/src/sled/timer/timer.cc
+++ b/src/sled/timer/timer.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Timer::Trigger(TimerGeneration generation)
     }
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Timer, TimerThreadDeleter>
+Timer::Ptr
 TimerManager::CreateTimer(const std::string &name, Timer::OnExpired on_expired, TaskQueueBase *owner)
 {
     next_id_   = TimerID(next_id_ + 1);
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ TimerManager::CreateTimer(const std::string &name, Timer::OnExpired on_expired,
     return unique_timer;
 }
 
+Timer::Ptr
+TimerManager::CreateTimer(const std::string &name, Timer::OnVoidExpired on_void_expired, TaskQueueBase *owner)
+{
+    Timer::OnExpired on_expired = [on_void_expired]() {
+        on_void_expired();
+        return sled::nullopt;
+    };
+
+    return CreateTimer(name, on_expired, owner);
+}
+
 void
 TimerManager::HandleTimeout(TimeoutID id)
 {
diff --git a/src/sled/timer/timer.h b/src/sled/timer/timer.h
index 05c6aa7..61eddc1 100644
--- a/src/sled/timer/timer.h
+++ b/src/sled/timer/timer.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public:
     using Ptr = std::unique_ptr<Timer, TimerThreadDeleter>;
 
     using OnExpired                 = std::function<sled::optional<DurationMs>()>;
+    using OnVoidExpired             = std::function<void()>;
     Timer(const Timer &)            = delete;
     Timer &operator=(const Timer &) = delete;
     ~Timer();
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ public:
 
     std::unique_ptr<Timer, TimerThreadDeleter>
     CreateTimer(const std::string &name, Timer::OnExpired on_expired, TaskQueueBase *owner = nullptr);
+    std::unique_ptr<Timer, TimerThreadDeleter>
+    CreateTimer(const std::string &name, Timer::OnVoidExpired on_void_expired, TaskQueueBase *owner = nullptr);
     void HandleTimeout(TimeoutID timeout_id);
 
 private: